The Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets: With Critical Observations on Their Works, Volum 2W.R. McPhun, 1839 |
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... given by himself , as they suppose , to Jacob . To doubt whether a man of eminence has told the truth about his own birth , is , in appearance , to be very deficient in candour ; yet nobody can live long without knowing that falsehoods ...
... given by himself , as they suppose , to Jacob . To doubt whether a man of eminence has told the truth about his own birth , is , in appearance , to be very deficient in candour ; yet nobody can live long without knowing that falsehoods ...
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... given . His first performance was a novel , called Incognita , or , love and duty reconciled : it is praised by the biographers , who quote some part of the preface , that is indeed , for such a time of life , uncommonly judi- cious . I ...
... given . His first performance was a novel , called Incognita , or , love and duty reconciled : it is praised by the biographers , who quote some part of the preface , that is indeed , for such a time of life , uncommonly judi- cious . I ...
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... given . His first performance was a novel , called Incognita , or , love and duty reconciled : it is praised by the biographers , who quote some part of the preface , that is indeed , for such a time of life , uncommonly judi- cious . I ...
... given . His first performance was a novel , called Incognita , or , love and duty reconciled : it is praised by the biographers , who quote some part of the preface , that is indeed , for such a time of life , uncommonly judi- cious . I ...
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... given them reason for resent- ment , as , in his preface to Prince Arthur , he had said of the dramatic writers almost all that was alleged afterwards by Collier ; but Blackmore's censure was cold and general , Collier's was personal ...
... given them reason for resent- ment , as , in his preface to Prince Arthur , he had said of the dramatic writers almost all that was alleged afterwards by Collier ; but Blackmore's censure was cold and general , Collier's was personal ...
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... given it by Addison ( Spectator , 339 ) is too well known to be transcribed ; but some notice is due to the testimony of Dennis , who calls it a " philosophical poem , which has equalled that of Lucretius in the beauty of its ...
... given it by Addison ( Spectator , 339 ) is too well known to be transcribed ; but some notice is due to the testimony of Dennis , who calls it a " philosophical poem , which has equalled that of Lucretius in the beauty of its ...
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